Devastated by the loss of his wife, Bernhard disconsolately walks the streets of Jerusalem, considering Gandhi, analysis, the beauty of his wife Paula's neck, his Arab neighbors, Kokoschka, the Messiah, and the inner life of his friend Gustav the plumber. As his hero tries to come to terms with his grief and the disasters of WWII, Hoffmann shows the slow remaking of an inner world.
| ISBN: | 9780811216807 |
| Publication date: | 14th November 2006 |
| Author: | Yoel Hoffmann |
| Publisher: | New Directions Books an imprint of New Directions |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 172 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
Devastated by the loss of his wife, Bernhard disconsolately walks the streets of Jerusalem, considering Gandhi, analysis, the beauty of his wife Paula's neck, his Arab neighbors, Kokoschka, the Messiah, and the inner life of his friend Gustav the plumber. As his hero tries to come to terms with his grief and the disasters of WWII, Hoffmann shows the slow remaking of an inner world.
Bernhard features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Bernhard was written by Yoel Hoffmann and published by New Directions Books an imprint of New Directions
Bernhard has 172 pages